Re: [Amc-list] SR-4/T-4 in an American

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Just found this, If you go about half way down the page there is a flat plate adapter made by a guy named Dwight Bond. if he makes this one, I bet he can make one to bolt the T5 to the 96 bell.

http://www.flatheadv8.org/ernie/ernie-t5.htm

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
> " From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> " 
> " On Fri, 2 May 2008, Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> " 
> " > Is there realy any difference from the external sizing
> " > between an SR4 and a T4?
> " 
> " []
> " 
> " Is the bolt pattern 6.25" between centers, between the top to bolts?
> 
> according to advance adapters, 7.92".
> 
> " Is the input shaft 7.0" long from the flat of the case?
> 
> this i don't know.  it's probably close; amc [and pre-'94 ford v8]
> t4/t5 are 7 3/16".
> 
> " Is the bearing retainer 4.25" diameter?
> 
> it is not.
> 
> t96 and car t14 are 4.25".
> ford v6-v8 t5s and toploaders are 4.85".  this includes jeep t170
> family.
> just about everything else is 4.64", including sr4s, amc t5s, and jeep
> t14s.
> 
> " (Would be nice if top hole to bottom hole is 5 7/16 same as T-96, but
> " it's probably same as T-14, which is about .75" lower.)
> 
> 6.27" according to advance, with 6.32" between bottom holes.
> 
> yes it is trapezoidal, not rectangular.
> 
> " To switch this for the T-96 would require an axle around 2.7:1 to
> " keep the same overall ratio. Which in this car, matters. TSM's
> " out in the lab, and I'm too lazy to go fetch. Likely the auto
> " trans axle is about right.
> 
> 2.73 and '70s 2.53 gears should fit, though for the last you'd have to
> ditch the big nut.	;^<
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